How do I create a small flower garden in Texas?

Judy
by Judy

I have a small flower garden in my back yard. It started with contractor roses and hibiscus. Then some other things were added by a person who was supposed to make things easy. The whole garden is one over grown mess. I don't know where to start and what to put in if I started over.

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  • Lynn Sorrell Lynn Sorrell on Feb 15, 2019

    gardens are a constant chore/joy they need worked in pretty much weekly if not daily-weeding. Where do you live? need climate info. need to start by pulling up whatever you do not want there mostly the weeds does the garden receive full sun,pat sun,shade? dry or moist part of Texas? Texas is huge has swamps to arid deserts I'd suggest plants but need local.

    • Judy Judy on Feb 21, 2019

      Thank you. We live in the Houston area. Very hot summers

  • Nan W. Nan W. on Feb 15, 2019

    Judy: Clean out the overgrown mess. Mix in some GOOD gardening soil. You can actually just make an inexpensive (easy!) cutting garden with zinnia and dahlia seeds! Plant them a couple of weeks apart for more continuous color.

  • Dwp7470b Dwp7470b on Feb 21, 2019

    If you cannot afford real bricks as Jessica Mentioned, get yourself some cedar blocks and mortar, you would be suprised what you can do with those resources.

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    • Dwp7470b Dwp7470b on Feb 21, 2019

      You are welcome. Basically Cedar cut to a Standard Brick Size are what Cedar Blocks are. You slap the Mortar between just like real bricks.